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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

As you're reading this, Tim and I are on our way to Florida. We're taking our first ever 10 day cruise! Even more awesome, I won this cruise. We attended a wine tasting at our local Hy Vee store last Spring. As we were leaving, there was a drawing to enter. We both looked at each other, shrugging and saying we never win anything but stopped to fill out the entry. Needless to say, I am so glad we did. I won't be stopping by to visit for the next couple of weeks. I am hoping to have some amazing sunsets as well as a recap of the Chef's Table to share with you after we return.

Caramels are one of my favorite candies. The movement towards salted caramels increases my love even more. Salty and sweet together are the best.

According to the Baked Explorations recipe, the caramels should take about 7 minutes to reach the desired temperature. Mine were there in about four minutes, causing me to scramble to warm the cream. When I make these again, I will warm the cream earlier. Otherwise, these were easy to make and came together nicely. I should have added the sea salt a little earlier. I waited until they were too cool and it was hard to get the salt to stick.

Thanks to Teri of The Freshman Cook for choosing a fantastic recipe. You can find the recipe on her blog and see the links to the other Club Baked members caramels here!

Your caramels look great! I am a huge salty-sweet fan too! I just posted mine today. I made them before the 15th, but haven't had time to blog. I hope you enjoyed your cruise. How fun to win something like that!

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I am a 50 something midwesterner. I love to cook, travel and garden. I collect spoons, a collection started by my mother. My blog is a creative journey through my cookbook collection (over 100), my clippings, newly found recipes and baking groups. I would love to hear from you. I love receiving comments on my blog! My e-mail is lakegirlatheart@hotmail.com.